Celebrating America's favorite cityscapes, this series combines historic interest and contemporary beauty. Then and Now features fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same scene today. A visual lesson in the historic changes of our greatest urban landscapes.
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A narrowly focused, highly selective depiction of St. Louis,
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This review is from: St. Louis Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)
I am a fan of "then and now" books, having read excellent ones for Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Philadelphia. When well done, they can provide the reader with a good sense of how a city has changed over time, what has been lost, what has been gained. St. Louis Then and Now does not do this. It focuses on a relatively small area of downtown St. Louis, with tight shots that preclude the reader from seeing the decay that has plagued my old home town for the past half century. Even worse, the author has a picture of the original Sportsmens Park, home of the St. Louis Cardinals and Browns baseball teams, but instead of showing a picture of the site where it used to be for the "now" portion, she presents a picture of Busch Stadium, located in a far different neighborhood. This is the only instance in the entire book where she does not follow her basic guideline of taking a shot from the same spot. Had she done so, the reader would have seen the ravaged neighborhood of North St. Louis. If she and her publisher wish to present an idealized, artificially upbeat set of images for St. Louis, then it should not be titled "then and now," and promise the reader a no-holds-barred look at the real city.
In addition, the author makes several silly factual mistakes about the city's biggest pride and joy, its baseball team. The Gashouse Gang of the 1930s was not the first Cardinals team to win a World Series, that was done in 1926. The Cardinals did not even compete in any World Series in the 1950s; as I was able to personally observe on many occasions, they were a pretty mediocre team throughout that decade. And Busch Stadium did not have its playing field purposely placed below ground level to escape the heat, but rather to allow fans easier access to both upper and lower decks. The playing field was ferociously hot in the steamy St. Louis summers.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A PERFECT GLIMPSE AT THE EVOLUTION OF ST. LOUIS,
By Zim (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: St. Louis Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)
This book is well put together and provides a beautiful and informative look at the history of St. Louis. It sits on my coffee table and is a great conversation piece. I have bought this book for a few of my relatives and all of them would agree that this is a wonderful book. It is a must have for any St. Louis resident, yet it offers a unique look at St. Louis for anyone who wants to see how the city has changed over the years.
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A fabulous guide to rediscovering the history of St. Louis,
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As a lifelong resident of St. Louis who was wary of going downtown except for Cardinals baseball games, I and many others like me are just now discovering what a historic gem our downtown truly is.
After picking up the "walking tour of downtown" book published by Charles Brennan a year or so ago, I began to appreciate the beautiful buildings that are being renovated for lofts and condos. Hungry to learn more, I found a brilliant web site called builtstlouis.net with synopses of many downtown structures. I highly recommend that site to anyone interested in the history of downtown St. Louis. Finding that site simply made me more curious about downtown, so I turned to Amazon.com, and found this spectacular book that helps put things into perspective when comparing the way St. Louis was at the turn of the 20th century compared to how it appears today. Much of the grand history of St. Louis still exists, and I urge anyone wanting to know more to buy this book.
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There is something in having passed one's childhood beside the big river, which is incommunicable to those who have not," wrote famed modernist poet T.S. Eliot, born and raised in St. Louis. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eads Bridge, Old Courthouse, Lucas Place, Civil War, Old Cathedral, Ninth Street, World's Fair, Barr Company, Italian Renaissance, Lemp Brewery, New York, Sportsman's Park, Louisiana Territory, Poro College, Soulard Market, United States, Washington Avenue, Arcade Building, Campbell House, Gilded Age, Greek Revival, Laclede's Landing, Lafayette Square, Mill Creek Valley, Missouri Park New!
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There is something in having passed one's childhood beside the big river, which is incommunicable to those who have not," wrote famed modernist poet T.S. Eliot, born and raised in St. Louis. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eads Bridge, Old Courthouse, Lucas Place, Civil War, Old Cathedral, Ninth Street, World's Fair, Barr Company, Italian Renaissance, Lemp Brewery, New York, Sportsman's Park, Louisiana Territory, Poro College, Soulard Market, United States, Washington Avenue, Arcade Building, Campbell House, Gilded Age, Greek Revival, Laclede's Landing, Lafayette Square, Mill Creek Valley, Missouri Park New!
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- The Spirit of St. Louis (Scribner Classic) by Charles A. Lindbergh on page 15
- Main Street (Signet Classics) by Sinclair Lewis on page 24
- Spirit Of St. Louis by Charles A. Lindbergh on page 15
- The Oregon Trail (Economy Editions) by Francis Parkman on page 102
- Gilded Age by C R Gibson Company on page 53
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- Under Three Flags: Exploring Early St. Louis History by Maureen Hoessle in Back Matter
- So, Where'd You Go to High School? Vol. 1: Affton to Yeshiva: 200 years of St. Louis Area High Schools by Ray Bosenbecker in Back Matter
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